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PIERZ JOURNAL
V^OL. 6.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MARCH 25, 1915.
NO. 41.
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ABOUT THE STATE
News ot Especial interest to
Minnesota Readers.
Left for Calif or- Keep Calf From 'Conrad Stangl
MAKE PLEA FOR HIGHER RATES
James J. Hill and Other Railroad
Magnates Appear Before Joint
Committees of Legislature.
James J. Hill, former chairman of
the Great Northern Railway company's board of directors, appeared before tbe senate and house committees
on transportation at a public hearing
to urge that passenger rates be increased from 2 to 2% cents a mile,
as proposed In a bill introduced by
Senator E. J. Westlake of Minneapolis.
President WS^. Gardner of the Chicago and Northwestern and Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Railway companies, and President Edmund Pennington of the Soo line also
addressed the committee.
The senate chamber was requisitioned for the meeting. Senator Edward Rustad of Wheaton presided
and Representative J. G. Gerlich of
Mankato, chairman of the house committee, sat next to him,
Mr. Hill predicted the speedy termination of the European war and
said that if it ends this year wheat
will sell for 70 cents a bushel in
1916. He asserted that the Great
Northern capitalization is $115,000,-
000 less than the money invested In
the property and said that his failure
to develop the Great Northern ore
properties was because capitalists
wera afraid to invest in Minnesota
and he concluded by saying that the
railroads have been "driven to the
last ditch" by oppressive legislation.
The trend of Mr. Hill's argument,
and also that of the other presidents,
was that if some action is not taken
shortly to increase passenger rates
in this territory, either the carriers
must appeal to the United States supreme court or the interstate commerce commission for relief.
OPPOSED TO STATE CENSUS
Minnesota Senate Kills Bill Providing Therefor.
Although the state constitution provides for the taking of a state census
every ten years the state senate has
indefinitely postponed the bill providing for the census this year.
The census bill, introduced by Senator J. D. Sullivan, carried a $100,-
000 appropriation.
Senator G. H. Sullivan of Stillwater
opposed the bill, contending that, although the constitution may provide
for a census, there is nothing in the
constitution to compel the legislature
to pass a bill providing for the census.
The vote upheld his contention, 30
to 21, for Indefinite postponement, in
effect killing the measure.
FORESTRY BILL IS KILLED
Providde for Carrying Out Constitutional Amendment.
The senate finance committee has
killed the Holmberg bill providing for
the carrying into effect of the forestry
amendment to the constitution,
known as No. 9, approved at the
1914 election by a majority of tho
voters of Minnesota. The committee
report recommending Indefinite postponement was read in the senate and
adopted without comment.
The bill provided for a $25,000 appropriation to make a soil survey to
determine the lands capable of agricultural development now owned by
the state, and to set aside such land
unfit for that use for forestry purposes.
ELWELL LAW IS REPEALED
Had Been in Effect in Minnesota for
Some Years.
The Elwell road law, enacted by
the legislature of four years ago, was
repealed when the lower house of the
legislature, by a vote of 79 to 42,
passed Senator Vermllya's bill, whicli
passed the senate two weeks ago.
Debate on the bill continued for
more than two hours, during which
friends of the repeal vigorously attacked various sections of the Elwell
law, characterizing some parts as
"vicious and unjust."
Northern Minnesota, it was pointed
out, is in favor of the law, while
southern sections of the state are
vigorously opposed to it.
TWO MORE BODIES FOUND
Total of Seven Recovered From Rulna
Of Mill City Hotel.
The bodies of two more persons,
both men, have been removed from
the ruins of the Astoria hotel at Minneapolis, destroyed by fire more than
two weeks ago. Neither has been
identified.
It is believed that one of the bodies
may be that of the unidentified
Gieek who was registered at the
hotel; the other may be that of Ralph
Armstrong, reported missing.
The total known dead ia seven,
with two women still reported miss-
Having Horns [ Gets Five Letters
iFrom Austria
nia Last Tuesday
Henry Gassert und wife left
Tuesday morning for about aj
two months' sojourn in Calif or- j existance but domestic cattle do ; Tnere are before us fiye letters
nia. They will visit Mrs. Gas- i not need them. Like a man car- written to Conrad Stangl by
serfs brother, William Densch,
Horns were useful to cattle j
when they had to light for their
existance but domestic cattle do
who lived on the John Fischer
farm near Lastrup 30 years ago.
If time permits, they will call
on P. H. Berg and other Morrison county people now living
in California. The Santa Fe
route through the state of Texas
was chosen for the outgoing
trip, and tlie return journey will
be made over the Union Pacific.
They expect to be back in Pierz
about the middle of May.
Did He Gather
Much Moss?
Wm. Densch left here30 years
ago for Kent, Minn., where he
took a homestead, proved up
and later lost it. Washington
state was his next home, and
laterColor.ula. Finallyhe drifted
into California, where he is now
farming live acres of land 18
miles from Los Angeles.
Value of The.
Home Town Band
(By H. O. Rounds)
What benefit to a community is a
band? Of the professional baud, whose
players are artists anil whose playing
is a finished product, there is no
chance for argument—it bears the same
relation to tlie community that the art
galleries and libraries do. So, therefore, take it for granted that the above
query refers to the ordinary country
or village band, whose name is legion.
1. have played in them and 1 have
taught them and I have laid under the
trees in the park Saturday evening ami
listened to them, and it would talte
mighty strong financial interests to
make me live in a town that could not,
or would not, support its band.
"Of benefit to the community."
As the community is made up of individuals, so anything affecting the in-
divdiual affects the community.
There is that in the human breast
that demands amusement, enjoyment,
relaxation, and if we cannot get it at
home we are going from home to get
it. There are a certain few young men
in every village and town who are
musically inclined; it is just as natural for them to play an instrument
as it is for others to add a column of
figures, and all that is needed is training.
Is there a financial side to this
question? Yes; two of them.
We all believe in advertising our
town. Look at Chicago. Her public
spirited citizens finance not only grand
op-Ma anil symphony concerts for the
winter, but also an immense big band
for the summer. One of the reasons
they do this they say is that Chicago
may be advertised and placed in the
front rank.
Well, if a band is good for Chicago,
as an advertising or financial reason,
why is it not good for the smaller community, and 1 believe it is, judging by
my own experience. 1 lived midway
between two towns; one had a band,
Lhe other ha<l not. The town with tlie
band enjoyed concerts two nights iu
.lie week. 1 was at that town twice,
every week. What merchandise and
supplies were needed came from that
town. This habit became a custom,
not alone by me, but by many of the
neighbors, and the engagements this
band played in the surrounding towns
placed their town just a little ahead,
in the estimation of everyone, as a live
town. That is business.
Chance for Boy to
Go to State Fair
rying a weapon, the creature friends and relatives in Austria
with horns is likely to be up- 0ur first intention was to pub-
pish and contentious. Hence, lish tl)ese letters in full, but, as
dehorning should be the univer- tliere is mucn in them which is,
sal rule, unless the cattle are as a lawyer would express it,
intended for show purposes, j """relevant and immaterial," the
The time to operate is when the substance only of that which is
calf is young, and the thing to or interest to the Journal read-
use is caustic potash. Moisten ers can be given space,
the end of a stick of the caustic, 0ne Biedermann writes about
and rub it on the "button" ,as follows: A cloud of gloom
which has the intention of be- iuld sorrow hangs over our fami-
coming a horn. Clip off the hair . Jy OI1 account of the war. We
first. Care should be taken no , now have live sons at the front,
to put on so much caustic as to 0ne had his left arm shot off
cause it to flow off the button and is in the hospital; one is a
upon the skin. If used properly Prisoner in Russia since the 7th
—and the operation requires noot September; two are in emis-
great skill—no horn will devel-' sary service; the fifth we have
op. ! not heard from since the third
| of August. Tlie two youngest
sons now at home, will also have
to go to the front this spring.
Now and then an army of
Russian prisoners inarch through
The Minnesota State Fair is looking 'oul" hamlet. The Austrian
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for a farm boy iu Morrison county, be- peasants have to deliver horses,
tween 16 and 1!) years of age, who „_ , , .,
.. . ;, , J, u. corn, oats and rye to the army.
■wants to attend the great Exposition, J J
Sept. G to 11, with all expenses paid. .The prices are set by the gov-
The boy who writes the best essay efmneriti and tliey are not too
on clover, alfalfa, live stock or corn, '
from 400 to 700 words, will be given j high.
the honor. This essay contest closes Those that emigrated to Amer-
.lune 1. County Superintendent of .
a i. i- •»«• w -n • •_' i « lca Vears ago, may consider
Schools M. B. Barnes is m charge ot i b ' J w.«*m«*i
the local contest. All inquiries re- j themselves mighty lucky.
garding the rules should be sent to
the county superintendeut, as well as
the essays written.
The winner of the county contest
will be able to attend the Farm Boys'
Camp at the fair an entire week. In
addition to one boy from each county
in the state, all chosen in essay contests, there will be about two dozen
other farm boys wdio have been selected on a congressional district unit basis. As a result over 100 boys will belong to the 1915 camp.
During fair week the boys will spend
part of their time ushering in the
Grandstand and Livestock pavilion,
The rest of the time will be spent under the care of special instructors, who
will explain all the educational exhibits to the boys. Some time will be
spent in the judging of fine live stock.
Excellent quarters will be given the
boys on the Fair grounds during the
entire week. The Farm Boys' Camp
building is a large roomy building
equipped with toilet and shower bath
facilities. There is a large special
kitchen and dining room attached.
B. C. Higbie, head of the State Agricultural School at Morris, Minnesota,
is to he in charge of all the boys.
He Knows Where | Albany Will Be The JsTATE NEWS BITS
The Good Horses Are j Distributing Point.
Gust Crom of Two Harbors
The J. Borgerding & Co. has
[bought three horses here last under construction at Albany a
wreek and shipped them out on lumber shed 20 x 225 feet. Be-
Tuesday afternoon. He bought • sides the company is remodel-
one from each of the following: ing the Kiewel building into a
Various Happenings oi the Week
Throughout Minnesota.
South Agram News
Those who visited at the .1. J. Brum-
ir.ier homo Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
I'eter Thommes and Mrs. John Eidenshink and sons,-Peter and Alois.
Miss Bertha Leidenfrost and Edward
Eidenshink were Ripley callers Sunday.
• las. Jansen was in Pierz Saturday.
Last Sunday one fellow drove so
fast with his surrey that the horses
feet didn't oven touch the ground.
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funds to make and keep a park; you
furnish the benches, yon build a band
1 stand and you pay a caretaker all from
the taxes. Now do what is right anj
put in an appropriation each year for |operations on their land in section 31.
$600 to fcSOO or more, set aside for the
band that they can hire a competent
director or teacher, buy new music, get Chas. Sanborn
Costs 10 Cents
Worth 10 Dollars
Andrew Suess, J. J. Sehr and [ storehouse for lime, cement and
Mrs. Arnold Nagel.
Mr. Crom lias been coming
here off and on for several
years. Our horses must have a
good reputation.
Description Of
Morrison County
sash.
Albany will hereafter be the
distributing point foa tlie lumber yards along the line.
West Pierz News.
Mr. and Mrs. Goldner called
on Mr. and Mrs. Ethen Tuesday
evening.
A Mr. Scott, who represents
the James Co. of Wisconsin
stopped one day with Jos.Ethen
This county was organized February
25, 1856, with the county seat at Little
Falls. It is situated in the central por-
tion of the state about 90 miles north- to assist at installing the most
west of the Twin cities, being connect- modern fixtures for dairy barns.
ed therewith by the Soo railroad which i
traverses all portions of the county. At least one ''Pedagogue"
The soil is a black loam and sandy from here has proved himself
loam mixed with clay, with a clay sub- a benefactor, by draining oil
soil. The surface is about one-fourth | ^^ q{ ^ ^.^ ^^ (rQm
prairie, and the balance rolling, being
originally covered with a growth of tlie Pubhc highway in tills west-
timber of the hardwood variety. The ern locality.
county is well drained by the Missis-:
sippi river and its tributaries. Mdth- Beimert, who helped
The area of the county is 1,089.09 out a neighbor for some time, is
square miles, or 697,018.85 acres, of now working at the farm of his
which 693,454.07 acres are land and 3,-' brother Carl.
584.78 acres are water. The land sur-1
face contains 3,000 farms. The aver-' The roads are very much 'Mm-
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age value of land in this county is $25. proved " '
The county has 19 creameries the
output of which is 3,000,000 pounds of Andrew Seelen and .los. Grell
butter. It also has one cheese fac-. were ., t Little Kails last Tues-
tory with an output of 10,376 pounds of
cheese.
The population of the county is 28,-
000.
The county has 12 banks, the deposits of which are $3,500,000. It has 148
rural schools, three graded schools,
four high schools and 51 churches with
denominations as follows: Catholic,
German, Swedish and Norwegian Lutheran, Presbyterian, Congregational,
Methodist, Baptist and Mission.
It also has six newspapers. The
county is weil supplied with United
States rural tree deliveries and local
and long distance telephones.
The county has one city and seven
villages, viz: Little Falls, population,
6,078; Motley, village, 428; Pierz, 700;
Randall. 194; Royalton, 676; Swanville, 397; Bowlus, 164; Buckman, 137.
Land can be purchased in this county at $20 per acre and upward to $100,
according to improvements and proximity to markets.
Morrison county's pre-eminence for
agriculture of demonstrated by the
fact that for three successive years it
won first place among the county exhibits at the Minnesota state fair, and
in 1909 scored first in nine of the 13
basses represented, and had a total of
No 27 costs only 10 cents, j L120 out of a possible 1,200 points.
That corn is a profitable crop in
Morrison county is shown by the fact
that in the county competition in 1909,
Morrison county scored 96 per cent.
An abundance of wild grass and immense crops of clover, timothy and
other tame grasses makes live stock
and dairying extremely profitable and
no industry has advanced more rapidly
or proved more profitable.
The county has railroad lilies to Du
day.
Platte News,
Send 10 cents to the University Farm, St. Paul, for a copy
of Minnesota Farmers' Institute
Annual No. '27, 1914.
It contains 320 pages of useful information in the line of
building barns.
It contains plans and illustrations of the Forest Henry barn
in Olmstead county, the arrangement of which is said to be as
perfect as any in the state.
but is worth 10 dollars.
Holstein Park News,
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G. Jenkins of Minneapolis returned last Monday to his home in
Minneapolis, after | short visit with
the Sanborn family of Holstein Park.
pros- ]uth aflHHmH
The following young folks spent
Sunday evening at <'. Reese's; Misses
Mary and Kate Sigette and l.illie Olson, .lohn and Matt Sigette, Ed Hick-
uer, Theo. Kyrhner 0 d .lohn Hut/..
I'eter Johnson, Ben K'ir'nuer and son
Alfred, left Monday Por Mispah, to
look at some land.
John and Pete Johnson -.(>■■,11 Sniel.'u
at the Andrew Nelson place.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Reese returned from
Bowlus Wednesday, where they visited
with friends.
Somebody ^ot lost Bundaj evening,
and although we looked [or bim with a
lantern, we couldn't find him.
GENERAL
MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
'Vheat, No. 1, 1.32
Wheat, No. 2 L80
Flax, 1.85
peets for the development of the Hoi
stein Park country.
Mrs. ,1. A. Sanborn returned home
Saturday, after g two weeks' visit in
Minneapolis.
grower has easy access to markets for
all of his products.
With an ample supply of pure water,
sufficient rainfall and an extremely
productive soil no portion of Minneso-
new uniforms onee in a while, buy
wood for the stove in the band room
Miss Nellie Martin, who has been vis- ta is better adapted to diversified farm-
iting her sister, Mrs. Fred Sorum, at ing aml dairying, in addition to stand
Brisbane, X. D., returned home last ing at the head as a grain producing
wee*- county, Morrison county having scored
George Kelly has finished his <on- 149 p0ints out of a possible 150 on
traet of furnishing telephone poles for threshed grains, at the Minnesota state
the eastern extension of the Skunk ' fajr 0£ 1909
Creek Telephone company's lines. | There is an excellent mail service.
Two of our new settlers, Mr. Brenner Daily free rural delivery routes run to
and Mr. Rosin, have started building all parts of tne county, as do telephone
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ lines. Several are owned by farmers
Mrs. G. P. Martin and daughter Nei- of tne district im which they operate.
lie. spent Sunday witli Mr. and Mrs. but all have connections v, ith the long
distance system.
! Barley .. 6">
lltye , I .(>
Oats .0
Ear Corn :... 50
May S
Mutter, Creamery .. 37
" Dairy 27
Rfifga 15
Flour, Best
" Straight
Mow grade flour
Bran 1.40
Shorts 1.45
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.40
Ground Feed 1.40
Beans 2.00
Onions _- 60
A number of fishermen have been The county also has extensive man-
seen in this vicinity lately. They all ufacturing interests in lines of lumber,
so they won't have to practice with j import good luck—good luek for horses flour, paper, brick and barrel stock and
their gloves and overcoats on. then in —fnov always go home with empty contains valuable deposits of granite
. , , fi .... ||the spring when weather gets warm wagons. and jr0n ore. and the growth and de-
Now what is the ot ier uaacia T , j f concerts, what an inspira- Mrs- C**8- Sanbpm reports ten eggs velopment of these manufacturing in
is a good financial argument for a
town, would it not be a wise move
help that band financially?
We have shown in this word picture
that so far all the assistance the boys
have received has been from a few
public spirited citizens, whose hands
are in their pockets most of the time.
tion to a. community! What a boost to I0r Monday. She has nine hens.
dustries assure the farmer of a contin
" a town is a itood band stand well lixht- Bert Sanborn took breakfast in Pierz ually growing home market for his
ed, well trained band, new ch-an uni- Monday morning
'forms? The harmony that they will Alva Martin has a new pump,
untold to that community and the Sam Laniote of Minneapolis, who
wealth of musical productions will more contemplated starting a chicken ranch
than pay for every dollar invested. on llis f:lr"> ** Christmas Lake, has
, As :for me, T know when my son is Soue into ')u' 1:1,1'1 business.
a,e „, u,e,r 1—» ««« <» "-<■ ""«■■ in „ bMd r00m practicing under a com- J- R- Taylor was appointed road ov
and as a rule they get the least ot the ^^ ^^ ^ ^ g ^^ ^ „goer ,,v tho town boar,, at their ,„t
benefits from their expenditures. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^.^ ^ ^ ^ ^ sessiou. H(? heM tlle sanu, 1,osition ,ast
Me, .standing at the bar. or playing vcar- fulfilling it quite satisfactorily.
cards, for the band is an antidote for - ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
these alurements. I Keep posted by reading the prd. where tliey will work i'
I know from years of observation
that the local band is good for a community as a community.
Then why not put the band on a
good financial basis as a community institution.' Vou take from the taxes
products.
The above line^ were set for
a circular, hut it isn't bad VuT"
in the col yum.
Fred and Loin's Pr^ime--
berger have mover! to Brain-
Advertise and
business grow.
watch your
Journal's
column.
Business Locals" Ti,e £;,s}, aml Door factory
at that place.
South St. Paul
Hog Market.
Ave. Price.
Thursday 6.48
Friday
Saturday
Monday 6.60
Tuesday 6.60
Wednesday 6.60
South St. Paul
Live StockMarket.
Steers £7.7."> to
-and Heifers,$4.25 to .
Calves, steady,. - 50 to 9.75
Feeders, steadV, -..§4.30 to 7-00
Dr. U
Van;. .
' end aches.
An evidence that Minnesota is
tinning to best all other states in the
Blatter of receiving immigration is
proven by figures gathered by the
Minnesota Transfer Railway company
In the month of February. During
that month :>S4 ears of immigrant
movables were handled by that com
pany, of which 387 cars were li
Minnesota. North Dakota came next'
with eighty-one and Wisconsin
one. Montana received thirty-three
and the balance were distributed
among Western states. Canada received only six cars.
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Making use of a horse and v
owned by the city waterworks
partment a band of laundry plunderers smashed down the doors of the
Model Hand iaund' linneapoltB,
battered in the doom of the
took the cash it contained as
as the pick of all the clothes in tlie
place. The plunderers hauled away
clothes valued at Jf>00, wiped
muddy shoes with other garments
and left the place.
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More than 1,000 persons list
for more than two hours and a half
to the ceremony that marked the Installation of Right Rev. Joseph Francis llusch of l>ead. S. D.. as tln-
of the St. Cloud diocese. Following
the procession of the clergy, In
which more than l.">0 participated, the
bishop was given his office aud robes
of authority.
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A verdict of $22,500 Tor th
both legs of n twelve-year-old bo
not excessive in the opinion of the
state supi irt The court
tained a judgment agm Great
Northern railway obtained in li
county by Abram Palun, suite
father of Kenneth Palon. Both
of the boy were cut off below tbe
knee.
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John Shean, thirty-two years old,
Harvard graduate, in
itor, telegrapher, and by his
statement impersonator of '
Warnock of Minneapolis, by «
impersonation be obtained $7."p from
a flour mill company, wants to
in jail for a year to do missionary
work among the prtsoni
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Mrs. G. S. Pease, wife of
an editor of tho Anoka Union, died
at the home- of her daughter,
U. S. Dick, In Seattle, following a
third stroke of paralysis,
sitxy-nine years old. Mrs. r
born in EastporJ, Me., and
Anoka with her parent
young.
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The total resources of Mint:
state banks Increased $9,040,323 since
the call of Dec. 31, 1914, according
to a statement issued by A. H. Turrittin, superintendent of banks. The
total net increase In the last
was, $14,713,854. Deposits alone have
increased $10,851,813 since Mi
1914.
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Cole Younger, lo''. of the gre
bandits who flou. I ,aed shortly
the Civil war, slowly is dying al
home at Lees Summit. Mo.
feeling over the death last month of
Frank James, a fellow bandit of
Younger in the reconstruction days,
is believed to be hastening Younger's
end.
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Thomas W. Wallace, si
years old, one of tho early settlers of
Minnesota, for nearly thirty years a
resident ol I and senior mem
ber of the firm of A. J. Wallace & Co.,
fuel and feed dealers, died suddenly
at his home in the Capital City.
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Marshall McFarlan committed sui-
cide in the barn at his home at Plain-
view by putting a bullet through his
left temple. Despondency over ill
health was tbe cause. He had undergone two operations and was to
have gone on the table again.
+ + +
Professor John Zeleny, head of the
department of physics, college of engineering. University of Minnesota,
has decided to accept the position aa
head of the physics department at
Sheffield scientic school at Yale university.
+ + +
Hans Martinson, sixty-four yeans
old, one of the wealthiest citizens of
Fergus Falls, is dead of pneumonia.
He was the father of thirteen children. He was fond of travel and had
had crossed the ocean thirteen times.
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William Udgerding, ninety-five years
old, a pioneer of Red Wing, is dead.
He was born at Hanover, Germany,
and came to America In 1852. He
settled first In Illinois, reaching Goodhue county in
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Without losing any of tbe six
voting precincts the "dry" forces carried the liquor election at Two Harbors by a vote of 537 to 302. Eight
years ago the city went "wc
eight votes.
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Socialists retain control of Two
Harbors as a result of the recent
election. William Towl was e.
mayor,

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PIERZ JOURNAL
V^OL. 6.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MARCH 25, 1915.
NO. 41.
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ABOUT THE STATE
News ot Especial interest to
Minnesota Readers.
Left for Calif or- Keep Calf From 'Conrad Stangl
MAKE PLEA FOR HIGHER RATES
James J. Hill and Other Railroad
Magnates Appear Before Joint
Committees of Legislature.
James J. Hill, former chairman of
the Great Northern Railway company's board of directors, appeared before tbe senate and house committees
on transportation at a public hearing
to urge that passenger rates be increased from 2 to 2% cents a mile,
as proposed In a bill introduced by
Senator E. J. Westlake of Minneapolis.
President WS^. Gardner of the Chicago and Northwestern and Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Railway companies, and President Edmund Pennington of the Soo line also
addressed the committee.
The senate chamber was requisitioned for the meeting. Senator Edward Rustad of Wheaton presided
and Representative J. G. Gerlich of
Mankato, chairman of the house committee, sat next to him,
Mr. Hill predicted the speedy termination of the European war and
said that if it ends this year wheat
will sell for 70 cents a bushel in
1916. He asserted that the Great
Northern capitalization is $115,000,-
000 less than the money invested In
the property and said that his failure
to develop the Great Northern ore
properties was because capitalists
wera afraid to invest in Minnesota
and he concluded by saying that the
railroads have been "driven to the
last ditch" by oppressive legislation.
The trend of Mr. Hill's argument,
and also that of the other presidents,
was that if some action is not taken
shortly to increase passenger rates
in this territory, either the carriers
must appeal to the United States supreme court or the interstate commerce commission for relief.
OPPOSED TO STATE CENSUS
Minnesota Senate Kills Bill Providing Therefor.
Although the state constitution provides for the taking of a state census
every ten years the state senate has
indefinitely postponed the bill providing for the census this year.
The census bill, introduced by Senator J. D. Sullivan, carried a $100,-
000 appropriation.
Senator G. H. Sullivan of Stillwater
opposed the bill, contending that, although the constitution may provide
for a census, there is nothing in the
constitution to compel the legislature
to pass a bill providing for the census.
The vote upheld his contention, 30
to 21, for Indefinite postponement, in
effect killing the measure.
FORESTRY BILL IS KILLED
Providde for Carrying Out Constitutional Amendment.
The senate finance committee has
killed the Holmberg bill providing for
the carrying into effect of the forestry
amendment to the constitution,
known as No. 9, approved at the
1914 election by a majority of tho
voters of Minnesota. The committee
report recommending Indefinite postponement was read in the senate and
adopted without comment.
The bill provided for a $25,000 appropriation to make a soil survey to
determine the lands capable of agricultural development now owned by
the state, and to set aside such land
unfit for that use for forestry purposes.
ELWELL LAW IS REPEALED
Had Been in Effect in Minnesota for
Some Years.
The Elwell road law, enacted by
the legislature of four years ago, was
repealed when the lower house of the
legislature, by a vote of 79 to 42,
passed Senator Vermllya's bill, whicli
passed the senate two weeks ago.
Debate on the bill continued for
more than two hours, during which
friends of the repeal vigorously attacked various sections of the Elwell
law, characterizing some parts as
"vicious and unjust."
Northern Minnesota, it was pointed
out, is in favor of the law, while
southern sections of the state are
vigorously opposed to it.
TWO MORE BODIES FOUND
Total of Seven Recovered From Rulna
Of Mill City Hotel.
The bodies of two more persons,
both men, have been removed from
the ruins of the Astoria hotel at Minneapolis, destroyed by fire more than
two weeks ago. Neither has been
identified.
It is believed that one of the bodies
may be that of the unidentified
Gieek who was registered at the
hotel; the other may be that of Ralph
Armstrong, reported missing.
The total known dead ia seven,
with two women still reported miss-
Having Horns [ Gets Five Letters
iFrom Austria
nia Last Tuesday
Henry Gassert und wife left
Tuesday morning for about aj
two months' sojourn in Calif or- j existance but domestic cattle do ; Tnere are before us fiye letters
nia. They will visit Mrs. Gas- i not need them. Like a man car- written to Conrad Stangl by
serfs brother, William Densch,
Horns were useful to cattle j
when they had to light for their
existance but domestic cattle do
who lived on the John Fischer
farm near Lastrup 30 years ago.
If time permits, they will call
on P. H. Berg and other Morrison county people now living
in California. The Santa Fe
route through the state of Texas
was chosen for the outgoing
trip, and tlie return journey will
be made over the Union Pacific.
They expect to be back in Pierz
about the middle of May.
Did He Gather
Much Moss?
Wm. Densch left here30 years
ago for Kent, Minn., where he
took a homestead, proved up
and later lost it. Washington
state was his next home, and
laterColor.ula. Finallyhe drifted
into California, where he is now
farming live acres of land 18
miles from Los Angeles.
Value of The.
Home Town Band
(By H. O. Rounds)
What benefit to a community is a
band? Of the professional baud, whose
players are artists anil whose playing
is a finished product, there is no
chance for argument—it bears the same
relation to tlie community that the art
galleries and libraries do. So, therefore, take it for granted that the above
query refers to the ordinary country
or village band, whose name is legion.
1. have played in them and 1 have
taught them and I have laid under the
trees in the park Saturday evening ami
listened to them, and it would talte
mighty strong financial interests to
make me live in a town that could not,
or would not, support its band.
"Of benefit to the community."
As the community is made up of individuals, so anything affecting the in-
divdiual affects the community.
There is that in the human breast
that demands amusement, enjoyment,
relaxation, and if we cannot get it at
home we are going from home to get
it. There are a certain few young men
in every village and town who are
musically inclined; it is just as natural for them to play an instrument
as it is for others to add a column of
figures, and all that is needed is training.
Is there a financial side to this
question? Yes; two of them.
We all believe in advertising our
town. Look at Chicago. Her public
spirited citizens finance not only grand
op-Ma anil symphony concerts for the
winter, but also an immense big band
for the summer. One of the reasons
they do this they say is that Chicago
may be advertised and placed in the
front rank.
Well, if a band is good for Chicago,
as an advertising or financial reason,
why is it not good for the smaller community, and 1 believe it is, judging by
my own experience. 1 lived midway
between two towns; one had a band,
Lhe other ha■■,11 Sniel.'u
at the Andrew Nelson place.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Reese returned from
Bowlus Wednesday, where they visited
with friends.
Somebody ^ot lost Bundaj evening,
and although we looked [or bim with a
lantern, we couldn't find him.
GENERAL
MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
'Vheat, No. 1, 1.32
Wheat, No. 2 L80
Flax, 1.85
peets for the development of the Hoi
stein Park country.
Mrs. ,1. A. Sanborn returned home
Saturday, after g two weeks' visit in
Minneapolis.
grower has easy access to markets for
all of his products.
With an ample supply of pure water,
sufficient rainfall and an extremely
productive soil no portion of Minneso-
new uniforms onee in a while, buy
wood for the stove in the band room
Miss Nellie Martin, who has been vis- ta is better adapted to diversified farm-
iting her sister, Mrs. Fred Sorum, at ing aml dairying, in addition to stand
Brisbane, X. D., returned home last ing at the head as a grain producing
wee*- county, Morrison county having scored
George Kelly has finished his
lltye , I .(>
Oats .0
Ear Corn :... 50
May S
Mutter, Creamery .. 37
" Dairy 27
Rfifga 15
Flour, Best
" Straight
Mow grade flour
Bran 1.40
Shorts 1.45
Cracked Corn 80 pounds 1.40
Ground Feed 1.40
Beans 2.00
Onions _- 60
A number of fishermen have been The county also has extensive man-
seen in this vicinity lately. They all ufacturing interests in lines of lumber,
so they won't have to practice with j import good luck—good luek for horses flour, paper, brick and barrel stock and
their gloves and overcoats on. then in —fnov always go home with empty contains valuable deposits of granite
. , , fi .... ||the spring when weather gets warm wagons. and jr0n ore. and the growth and de-
Now what is the ot ier uaacia T , j f concerts, what an inspira- Mrs- C**8- Sanbpm reports ten eggs velopment of these manufacturing in
is a good financial argument for a
town, would it not be a wise move
help that band financially?
We have shown in this word picture
that so far all the assistance the boys
have received has been from a few
public spirited citizens, whose hands
are in their pockets most of the time.
tion to a. community! What a boost to I0r Monday. She has nine hens.
dustries assure the farmer of a contin
" a town is a itood band stand well lixht- Bert Sanborn took breakfast in Pierz ually growing home market for his
ed, well trained band, new ch-an uni- Monday morning
'forms? The harmony that they will Alva Martin has a new pump,
untold to that community and the Sam Laniote of Minneapolis, who
wealth of musical productions will more contemplated starting a chicken ranch
than pay for every dollar invested. on llis f:lr"> ** Christmas Lake, has
, As :for me, T know when my son is Soue into ')u' 1:1,1'1 business.
a,e „, u,e,r 1—» ««« to
-and Heifers,$4.25 to .
Calves, steady,. - 50 to 9.75
Feeders, steadV, -..§4.30 to 7-00
Dr. U
Van;. .
' end aches.
An evidence that Minnesota is
tinning to best all other states in the
Blatter of receiving immigration is
proven by figures gathered by the
Minnesota Transfer Railway company
In the month of February. During
that month :>S4 ears of immigrant
movables were handled by that com
pany, of which 387 cars were li
Minnesota. North Dakota came next'
with eighty-one and Wisconsin
one. Montana received thirty-three
and the balance were distributed
among Western states. Canada received only six cars.
+ + +
Making use of a horse and v
owned by the city waterworks
partment a band of laundry plunderers smashed down the doors of the
Model Hand iaund' linneapoltB,
battered in the doom of the
took the cash it contained as
as the pick of all the clothes in tlie
place. The plunderers hauled away
clothes valued at Jf>00, wiped
muddy shoes with other garments
and left the place.
+ + +
More than 1,000 persons list
for more than two hours and a half
to the ceremony that marked the Installation of Right Rev. Joseph Francis llusch of l>ead. S. D.. as tln-
of the St. Cloud diocese. Following
the procession of the clergy, In
which more than l.">0 participated, the
bishop was given his office aud robes
of authority.
•!• + +
A verdict of $22,500 Tor th
both legs of n twelve-year-old bo
not excessive in the opinion of the
state supi irt The court
tained a judgment agm Great
Northern railway obtained in li
county by Abram Palun, suite
father of Kenneth Palon. Both
of the boy were cut off below tbe
knee.
+ * +
John Shean, thirty-two years old,
Harvard graduate, in
itor, telegrapher, and by his
statement impersonator of '
Warnock of Minneapolis, by «
impersonation be obtained $7."p from
a flour mill company, wants to
in jail for a year to do missionary
work among the prtsoni
+ + +
Mrs. G. S. Pease, wife of
an editor of tho Anoka Union, died
at the home- of her daughter,
U. S. Dick, In Seattle, following a
third stroke of paralysis,
sitxy-nine years old. Mrs. r
born in EastporJ, Me., and
Anoka with her parent
young.
•i- + +
The total resources of Mint:
state banks Increased $9,040,323 since
the call of Dec. 31, 1914, according
to a statement issued by A. H. Turrittin, superintendent of banks. The
total net increase In the last
was, $14,713,854. Deposits alone have
increased $10,851,813 since Mi
1914.
+ + +
Cole Younger, lo''. of the gre
bandits who flou. I ,aed shortly
the Civil war, slowly is dying al
home at Lees Summit. Mo.
feeling over the death last month of
Frank James, a fellow bandit of
Younger in the reconstruction days,
is believed to be hastening Younger's
end.
+ + +
Thomas W. Wallace, si
years old, one of tho early settlers of
Minnesota, for nearly thirty years a
resident ol I and senior mem
ber of the firm of A. J. Wallace & Co.,
fuel and feed dealers, died suddenly
at his home in the Capital City.
+ + +
Marshall McFarlan committed sui-
cide in the barn at his home at Plain-
view by putting a bullet through his
left temple. Despondency over ill
health was tbe cause. He had undergone two operations and was to
have gone on the table again.
+ + +
Professor John Zeleny, head of the
department of physics, college of engineering. University of Minnesota,
has decided to accept the position aa
head of the physics department at
Sheffield scientic school at Yale university.
+ + +
Hans Martinson, sixty-four yeans
old, one of the wealthiest citizens of
Fergus Falls, is dead of pneumonia.
He was the father of thirteen children. He was fond of travel and had
had crossed the ocean thirteen times.
+ + +
William Udgerding, ninety-five years
old, a pioneer of Red Wing, is dead.
He was born at Hanover, Germany,
and came to America In 1852. He
settled first In Illinois, reaching Goodhue county in
+ * +
Without losing any of tbe six
voting precincts the "dry" forces carried the liquor election at Two Harbors by a vote of 537 to 302. Eight
years ago the city went "wc
eight votes.
* + *
Socialists retain control of Two
Harbors as a result of the recent
election. William Towl was e.
mayor,